Mekonnen of Shewa

Mekonnen "the Hunter" of Shewa (738-) was the King of Shewa from 769 to 9 August 781, preceding Omar of Shewa.

Biography
Mekonnen "the Hunter" was born in 738 to the House of Shamumun, a Miaphysite Christian dynasty of Ethiopians. Mekonnen became the king of Shewa in 769, and he married Zeina of Shewa. Mekonnen was defeated in a short war from June to August 781 by King Muhammad I of Shewa, and Shewa was usurped by Muhammad's brother Omar of Shewa.